<alert><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4a2b62c04c0f249dae6adbf71f99aa104356fa7b.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-09-02T22:41:00-05:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Update</msgType><source>211803 v2.3.0</source><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><references>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fce9c69e798d4de5a7e704c641497b18b0ef016f.001.1.IPAWS,2026-09-02T20:52:00-05:00</references><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-09-02T22:41:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-09-02T22:41:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-09-03T01:00:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Lake Charles LA</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued September 2 at 10:41PM CDT until September 3 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA</headline><description>FFWLCH

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Hardin County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1041 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain in areas west of Kountze.
Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Wildwood, Thicket, Honey Island, Village Mills and Votaw.
</description><instruction>Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.</instruction><web>http://www.weather.gov</web><parameter><valueName>AWIPSidentifier</valueName><value>FFWLCH</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WMOidentifier</valueName><value>WGUS54 KLCH 030341</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>flashFloodDetection</valueName><value>RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>flashFloodDamageThreat</valueName><value>CONSIDERABLE</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>EAS</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>NWEM</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>EAS-ORG</valueName><value>WXR</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>VTEC</valueName><value>/O.EXT.KLCH.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-260903T0600Z/</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>eventEndingTime</valueName><value>2026-09-03T01:00:00-05:00</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WEAHandling</valueName><value>Imminent Threat</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMtext</valueName><value>NWS: FLASH FLOOD WARNING this area til 1:00 AM CDT. Avoid flooded areas.</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMlongtext</valueName><value>National Weather Service: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 1:00 AM CDT. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.</value></parameter><area><areaDesc>Hardin, TX</areaDesc><polygon>30.53,-94.55 30.53,-94.26 30.4,-94.33 30.35,-94.37 30.34,-94.68 30.49,-94.73 30.49,-94.54 30.53,-94.55</polygon><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>048199</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>TXC199</value></geocode></area></info><info><language>es-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-09-02T22:41:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-09-02T22:41:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-09-03T01:00:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Lake Charles LA</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued September 2 at 10:41PM CDT until September 3 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA</headline><description>FFWLCH

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Hardin County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1041 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain in areas west of Kountze.
Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Wildwood, Thicket, Honey Island, Village Mills and Votaw.
</description><instruction>Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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